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Min Alt

Minimal Optimal Production Altitude – This is the lowest altitude at which the variety should be planted to obtain good performance. It is listed as meters above sea level (masl). Note that generally the following labels apply:

• Less than 900 masl = Lowland

• 900 - 1,200 masl = Transitional

• 1,200 - 1,800 masl = Mid-altitude

• Greater than 1,800 masl = Highland

Max Alt

Maximum Optimal Production Altitude – This is the highest altitude at which the variety should be planted to obtain good performance. It is listed as meters above sea level (masl). Note that generally the following labels apply:

• Less than 900 masl = Lowland

• 900 - 1,200 masl = Transitional

• 1,200 - 1,800 masl = Mid-altitude

• Greater than 1,800 masl = Highland

Year of release

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Type of Seed

OPV – (Open Pollinated Variety) Variety that replicates via natural pollination (note that this can be either its own pollen or pollen from another variety of the same crop)

Hybrid – Seed that is created via hybridization (controlled cross-pollination), from two or more unrelated parental lines.

DROUGHT TOLERANT - The variety will perform better under drought conditions than non-drought tolerant varieties, and may perform similarly under non-drought conditions to other varieties suited to the agroecology. This label does not, however, mean that the variety will perform under extreme drought conditions.

DISEASE TOLERANT / RESISTANT - Disease tolerant means that the variety may catch the target disease but can tolerate its presence and will still produce yield. Disease resistant means the variety will not get the target disease beyond minor or non-harmful levels, or late in the season when the potential for yield loss is low.

STORAGE AND FIELD PEST RESISTANT - The variety exhibits a higher than normal level of resistance to storage and field pests. Complete resistance is rare, however.

CONSUMER PREFERENCES - The variety has been bred to ensure that certain consumer preferences are present. They may include poundability, shorter cooking time, taste, aroma, or other attributes.

DROUGHT TOLERANT

DISEASE TOLERANT/RESISTANT

STORAGE AND FIELD PEST RESISTANT

CONSUMER PREFERENCES

Type of License

Proprietary – Company that did the breeding work holds the variety for their own use and does not license it to others

Exclusive – License has been and will continue to be given to only one licensee by the breeding institution.

None Exclusive – License has been, or can be, given by the breeding institution to more than one licensee but not necessarily to everyone who applies.

Open – Variety is available to any potential licensee

EXCLUSIVE

NON-EXCLUSIVE

OPEN

PROPRIETARY

Commercialization Level

Full – Variety is fully available to farmers

Limited – Variety is available to only some farmers, most likely in specific geographies

Emerging – Variety is just beginning to be offered to farmers.

Zero – Variety has not been commercialized yet

Past – Variety was offered to farmers in the past, but has been pulled from the market

N/K – Not known

EMERGING

FULL

LIMITED

PAST

ZERO

Commercial Potential

High – Farmer benefits are strong, and over 2,000 mt of the variety could potentially be sold

Medium – Farmer benefits are moderately good, or limited to specific geographies, and over 500 mt of the variety could potentially be sold

Low – farmer benefits are not strong, or variety is eclipsed by newer varieties

N/K – Not known

HIGH

LOW

MEDIUM

ZERO

Seasons/Rains

Short – Variety is good for short rains season (commencing approximately in November)

Long – Variety is good for the long rains season (commencing approximately in March)